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MP3 Player In An AK-47 Magazine
Comrade Pikachu writes "These guys have apparently fit a hard drive based MP3 player into a Kalashnikov ammunition clip. They are accepting pre-orders now. It fits into a standard AK-47 and comes pre-loaded with over 200 audio books. Listen to Poe on your assault rifle!" Audiobooksforfree also is one of the few places I've found online with free (low-fi) audiobooks -- for greater fidelity, you can buy files or pre-loaded hard drives, or (at long last) this unorthodox player.
For those coming in monday morning and checking out this story, be warned...
BIKINI CLAD WOMEN LIE JUST BEYOND THAT LINK!
Seriously, a warning from the editor would have been nice.
"Anyway, long story short... is a phrase whose origins are complicated and rambling...." - Abraham Simpson
Just to pick nits - it is improper to refer to the ammunition feeding device of an AK as a "clip." It has a spring inside of it, therefore it is properly called a "magazine."
It's too wide for an AK-47 (7.62x39mm). It's really a Dragunov magazine (a sniper rifle based on the Kalashnikov action that's chambered for the old 7.62x54R round).
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"In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart." - Anne Frank
Seriosuly, this would not even be legal in the state of California without a special permit that's issued only to Law Enforcement and Hollywood studios. No Magazines over 10 rounds allowed here. Even if it no longer can hold more than 10 rounds, the fact that it did in the past sets the EVIL BIT in the eyes of California Law.
There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.
"No Magazines over 10 rounds allowed here."
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Not true.
One can't sell a mag over 10 rounds, but it is legal to own them.
Parts for them can be sold as well.
http://www.shootinggalleryinc.com/gunlawfaq.htm
"Continued possession of large-capacity magazines (able to accept more than 10 rounds) that you owned in California before January 1, 2000, is not prohibited. However, as of January 1, 2000, it is llegal to buy, manufacture, import, keep for sale, expose for sale, give or lend any large capacity magazine in California except by law enforcement agencies, California peace officers, or licensed dealers.
Holy shit, it's a guy? They sure fooled me!
the term "clip" is properly used to refer to a "stripper clip."
A stripper clip is a long, crescent-shaped piece of metal, with a flange on each side to grip the case head of a round of ammunition. They usually hold 10-15 rounds, and are typically used to feed ammunition into rifles that have a built-in box or rotary magazine (a common example would be an unmodified SKS). Note the middle of the linked picture... THAT'S a "stripper clip"
A detachable ammunition feeding device that contains a spring, follower, etc (clearly the case for the AK-47) is properly called a "magazine"
Even if a man chops off your hand with a sword, you still have two nice, sharp bones to stick in his eyes.
I realise that things are different in Canada, but in the US it is completely legal to have even a fully operational (which this is not) magazine deliever to you. I ordered a magazine for my pistol some time back and they just shipped it UPS. No big deal. Guns themselves are restricted, those have to be shipped to someone with a permit, but the associated parts you can just get shipped to you personally.
Oh, and there's nothing illegal about owning an AK either. In the US you can't own fully automatic weapons (without a permit) but semi autos are fine. I know a couple peopel that have civilian versions of the M16 which just don't have burst or auto fire modes.
Believe it or not we are actually a very gun totin' nation. Here in Arizona, it's leagal to carry a firearm openly, it just had to be holstered. I've done it and the police have nothing to say about it, it's legal and so they don't bother you.
> to get a response of "that kicks ass" from the local police...
;-)
heh except that the AK-47 sucks ass as a rifle. shitty, shitty rifle.
AK47s are to assault rifles what the original VW beetle is to cars. Reliable,
simple, but simply sucks.
Well i should not talk on this subject since i'm onto bolt-action snipers
anyway... assault rifles are a waste of ammo
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Here in Arizona, it's leagal to carry a firearm openly, it just had to be holstered.
Don't take this as legal advice, but in most states it is legal to do the same (varies with local laws though). So long as your weapon is legal and it is carried openly, there's no problem. You do have to use some common sense in carrying it; like don't take it in banks, schools or government buildings but for the most part you're okay.
Concealed weapons are a different matter. They generally require a permit, or might be banned altogether.
That's in Arizona. Here in the People's Republic of Kalifornia, it is illegal to have, transport, manufacture, cause to transport, manufacture, to sell, or even give away any magazine that holds more than 10 rounds. Of course there's an exemption for the entertainment industry, but it means that all magazines fitting that description not already in your personal posession at the time the law took effect are illegal.
:) Actually, the worst thing about being in LA is that there are no indoor gun ranges within the city limits that I know of, with the exception of the police ranges, and the LAX range, which is getting run down and rather unsavory. No place to shoot means no place to practice. :(
Note that this is different from the national law forbidding the importation or manufacture of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds - you can still buy magazines that were here in the US at the time (and there are presumably stacks of them lying in warehouses that were manufactured just prior to the passage of that law.) You just can't bring them into California...
And just try to open carry any kind of firearm in Los Angeles, I dare you.
Well then, remove the FBI from my list.
I can tell you for sure, Canada Customs wouldn't let this into my country because owning automatic weapons is illegal unless you can prove that you need it for your work (that means only cops and certain members of the military).
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"These guys have apparently fit a hard drive based MP3 player into a
Kalashnikov ammunition clip.
Magazine, NOT clip.
Eve Fairbanks says I drive a hybrid!LOL
Plus, there are figures that seem to show that gun laws have the opposite effect to what you believe. Looking at these statistics, one is lead to believe that many criminals don't care, or perhaps are more willing to shoot when they know someone is unarmed.
I'd much rather live in a country where the state of government is to ensure life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Much nicer that way, don't have to worry about insane taxation that way. Before you start on that claptrap on healthcare -- I pay $14/week for my medical insurance, and could probably pay even less for better coverage, I just need to shop around. By and large the myth of the unaffordable costs of medical care is just that, a myth.
Marxism is the opiate of dumbasses
See also Packing.org for concealed carry (CCW) laws in the US, state-by-state.
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Is it just me or does this site seem a bit, well, scummy ? I mean, he's gota ton of audio books online, you can download them singly for free at 8kbps (yikes), not only does it cost you a heap for better versions but he'll charge you $2 just to zip them up, hell, it'll cost you $200 just to get them put on the mp3 player he's selling. He wants libraries, schools etc to give him free advertising.
:-)) to me.
The licence agreement prohibits redistribution of even the free versions, and cites the DMCA, and I'm willing to bet if he pays the narrators at all it's a pittance.
Just seems all a little antislashdot (that's a new word, you can use it if you like
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Totally different demographics between our two countries. The US has far greater numbers of people living in cities...
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That's one of those myths about Canada. In fact, 79% of all Canadians live in cities (http://www.canadainfolink.ca/teach.htm), and over 50% live in just 4 cities. If anything, we have 10 large cities and lots of open space in between up here
I'd much rather live in a country where the state of government is to ensure life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Much nicer that way, don't have to worry about insane taxation that way.
That's another one. Altough our taxes are higher on average than the US taxes, it's not by much (depending on the bracket you're in), and it's actually less than several states in the US (Ontario taxes are quite a bit smaller than in California).
If you're starting your own business, then our taxes are much more friendly than US. Lower corporate taxes, lower capital gains taxes, higher R&D credits, and refundable tax credits for smaller companies.
So, yes, they're trying to keep us happy over here, as well
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You'll get my scandium AirLite when you pry it out of my cold, dead hands.
Anyway, I respectfully submit that you've got it mixed up. It's not that they were developing safety technologies, but that they accepted a consent decree to incorporate that technology in all guns as soon as it was 'marketable', where 'marketable' is determined by HUD. Gun owners saw a future of federally-mandated unreliable guns (except for older, 'dumb' guns) and reacted en masse.
If safety technologies were the problem, then Taurus would get the same treatment that S&W got before the company changed hands. The trick is, the safeties have to allow the owner to shoot the gun when necessary. There's no room for error or delay. Gun owners don't trust the feds to understand this, and this is why we jumped on S&W.
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